Once Upon a Time in La Liga
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- ISBN 9781836801689
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 08 Sep 2025
- Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Brendan Madden delves into archives and secret files, and speaks to those who were there, to uncover Spanish football’s most incredible hidden stories.
Perfect for anyone interested in Spanish football or wider Spanish culture and history.
In this passionately crafted collection brimming with compelling characters, you’ll learn about:
- The team-mates persecuted by Franco’s regime for a humble protest
- How the fastest winger in the land became a Nazi spy
- The boy abandoned at an orphanage who became a rebellious generational talent
- Two rising stars caught in one of Spain’s deadliest fires
- The boardroom figures who defied ETA and Galicia’s drug cartels
- Johan Cruyff’s bizarre stint at Levante
- The extraordinary life of the man who gave the world ‘tiki-taka’
- How a Blackpool lad became the cherished voice of Spanish TV
- The goal that shook Barcelona in the middle of the night
- The profound connection between Cádiz’s carnival and its football club
Meet new heroes and villains in this meticulously researched anthology, which offers a vivid, deeply human glimpse into Spanish football – and the culture, politics and history that shaped it.
Brendan Madden spent the best part of two decades watching Spanish football as an analyst before swapping numbers for words. As a writer he has contributed to outlets such as The Blizzard and Nutmeg magazines. He has travelled extensively in Spain and lives in London with his wife and two children.
